Road tank-wagon for oil or the like.



No. 732,397. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903.-

T. DAVIES. ROAD TANK WAGON FOR 0IL OR THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION IILBD APR. 23, 1902.

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ROAD TANK WAGON FOR OIL OR THE LIKE.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

THOMAS DAVIES, OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

ROAD TANK-WAGON FOR OIL OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,397, dated June 30, 1903.

Application filed April 23, 1902. Serial No. 104,378. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS DAVIES, engineer, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing in Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, (whose full postal address is 30 Strand street, Liverpool, aforesaid,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road Tank-\Vagons for Oil or the Like,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to road transportvehicles for oil and like substances, and has for its object, among other things, to lighten the vehicle by doing away with the carriage on which ihe tank rests, to increase the duration of the vehicle, and to reduce the cost of production.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of my tankwagon for distributing and hawking petroleum and other oils; Fig. 2, an end elevation, half of which is in cross-section; Fig. 3, a plan; Fig. l, a vertical cross-section through a gusset.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that I entirely do away with the usual heavy underframe and support the oil-tank A on metallic plates or girders B, securely riveted longitudinally at their top edge to the tank at opposite sides at O or otherwise fastened to the tank. At its lower edge I rivet to the plates or girders at d an angle-iron D, which extends from end to end thereof and greatly increases its strength.

A fore-carriage H carries straps E, engaging suitable axle-supported springs, and at the front end each girder B bends downward somewhat,so as to enable the upper circleplate F, which rests on the lower circle-plate G of the front carriage H, to be riveted to the angle-iron D. This part D can be of any suitable shape in cross-section. Thus the girder is directly supported without the intervention of any wood underframe on the rear axle through the springs 6 and on the front axle through the circle-plates F and Grand the forecarriage H. The girder B is extended so as to project at each end of the tank A, the forward end supporting the drivers seat I, foot-board J, box K, brake-lever L, drivers hood or cab, and any other fittings that may be required, and

at rear of tank the two ends of girder are connected together by a curved cross-girder M of channel or other suitable section which projects beyond the nozzles p of the draw-off taps to form a buffer, so as to-protect the latter from injury should the wagon come into collision with any object. At front end the two girders are joined together and follow approximately the curve of the upper circleplate F and are secured thereto through the angle-pieces D. I

N represents transverse gussets adapted to brace the two side girders together and to take a portion of the weight of the tank. These gussets each consist of a sheet-iron plate 2,

provided with an an gle-iron 3, extending from the ends along its entire length, by which it is riveted to the girders B, and to these plates 2 are bolted pieces of timber 4, which form bearers for the tank A to rest on.

0 represents the draw-off taps for drawing oil from the two compartments of the tank A; P, a bracket riveted to the girder M, to which bracket a lug Q on each tap is bolted. The draw-off taps are placed underneath the tank, so as to be protected by the girders.

When filling the tanks with oil, there is often some foam caused on the top of the oil, which at times when the tank is full overflows. In order to obviate this, Iplace a perforated cylinder of metal V, attached to the under edge of the manhole WV. These perforations allow air to pass in and out of the tank A as oil is poured in; but being small they prevent the foam from splashing or overflowing. At the bottom of this cylinder a strainer X is provided toprevent any solid bodies flowing into the tank with the oil, as I have found on several occasions that the draw-off fittings of tanks have been damaged by solid bodies entering the tank with the oil and ultimately finding their way down into the draw-01f fittings.

I declare that what I claim is l. In a road tank-wagon for oil and the like, the combination with the tank of girders riveted or otherwise attached longitudinally to the under side of the tank at opposite sides, to which girders the spring-scrolls brake and the upper circle-plate may be secured, said girders being extended so as to project at each end of the tank, the forward end supporting the drivers seat, and other fittings that may be required, and the rear end forming a proj ection for the back of the tank and its drawoff taps, and transverse gussets conforming to the contour of the under side of the tank adapted to brace the two side girders together and to take a portion of the weight of the tank,

substantially as described.

2. I11 road tank-wagons for oil and the like, the combination therewith of metallic plates or girders securely riveted or otherwise securely attached longitudinally at its top edge to the tank at opposite sides, an angle-piece secured to the lower edge of each girder, springs coupled to said angle-pieces and supporting the rear of the tank, transverse gussets conforming to the contourof the under side of the tank adapted to brace the two side girders together, and a piece of timber secured to each THOMAS DAVIES.

Witnesses:

CLEMENT LELLs, ERNEST F. FOTHERGILL. 

